New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-20
PURE CALIFORNIA WINES.
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MTTERS-SNOw BLOCKADE.


s.u Francisco Feb. 19.-The Pure Winc phi'
.roenaed Inv the committees vticuture from
both Houses OF the Legislature, has pech eu"'''
tinted for the COMBS bin. The committees re-
stored most of the sections guarding "''S'
fraud The new bill defines infinitely whao en-
stitutes pure wine, and its provisions II carrie"
out, Will break up the business OF cheriy !','o
and aniline dye adulteration now pracoiS'' =.
several dealers in this city. IL aso Iro''u' ."
stamps shall be issued only to bona hue 80 80
of wine or reputable manufacturers pc''i'io :,
tr.aors ~ California wine and that they sna'i
not sell or give such stamps to others. IN.
Alec provjdes for money penalty for '"i'''
Of its provisions and moety TO biie III i'"e'
aTNo Cbropiclc. charges the waste Vi
n.u hv Mr. Wetmore Chief Executive officer
os the Viticultural Commission 1t charles thao
fur wears ago he began TO work on SALARY U,
sIbo Der month, that he soon had this 'hcic"e,u
"a $500 per month with expenses wheh ou'Sioo
of the state. of $40 per day. The substance
:. a.. r,,rtber accusations is summarized below
Nearly every month has shown an
increase in his raid on the treas
urv until last year. when he began to turn III
demands without any items Thus In March last
he turned In a bill for $500 for expenses 20
WASHINGTON and return. Another in November
called for 81, 1886 for second launt TO Washn-
Ion, with not single item given for TINS eN-
pcnditure The last batch Of bills, presented In
February, included a bill for $500 for the ser
vices Of General Green b. Raum in promoting
The Sweet Wine BILL although it is notorious thao
REPRESENTATIVE FELTON, and Senator Jones Oh Nc
yada did all the work ever done for TINS meas
ure. General Raums bill not allowed py
Me Controller From this exhibit it appears tha'
Mr. Wetmore for two years has drawn larger
valary than any other State officer, avci''sinR
well up toward $1,000 per month. lie mas us
kributed casks of California wine al WASHINGTON
A the EXPENSE Of the State without accomplishing
apything for the wine interests OF CALIFORNIA
What he has obtained from the wine growers ana
dealers here in coin and wine 1t is Impossible 10
xay but his lcvies on these men have been Ire
auent and large.
The heavy rains this week have settled the
doubts of the worst croallers i'll regard TO dry
season The rainfall for the season In most
places is from half to threequarters OF that OF
last year. To this date it averages from SIX ana
sixty-six .hundredths inches in the Sainas val
lev to seventeen and ninety-hundredths In Can
saga. The average is about twelve inches which
is ample for all crops
The two first wheat charters in three weeks
were reported on Wednesday. Both are iron
vessels and get thirty shillings to Cork WIN
abort Law days. No less than thirty-hve olsen
gagged iron ships now In port waiting Tor
Sheat eargoes They have refused thus lar TO
secept less than thirty shillings
The capture of two men belonging to the cable
soad strikers with dynamite bombs in their pos
,cssion will probably put an end to attempts to
slow up the tracks and ears OF the Two roads.
Evidence against the prisoners Is strong OUT IL
win be hard TO convict them Of felony, as Inc
police did not wait to allow the men TO pace
the bombs on the railroad track. The strike has
now lasted more than three months and the COM
Ianies show signs of yielding.
San Francisco cut OF from the Eastern
mails for four days this week by great snow
blockade in the Sierra Neyadas. The snow was
the heaviest for years.
The Pacific Improvement Company, which in
cludes several prominent directors of the Southern
Pacific Company, has about completed negotia-
.ions for the purchase of the Paso Robes Springs
property for 100000. These springs are the
most valuable in the State and as they he on The
new extension of the Southern Pacific about MD
way between here and Los Angeles 1T Is The In
IGNITION of the purchasers to erect fine hotel and
make the place rival of Monterey and resort
for Eastern tourists. 1t Is expected that trouble
will occur when the San Miguel ranch and the
sand dunes south of Golden Gate Park are cut up
into lots. The official map Of the city made In
1870 charts more square miles than the city con
tains. The lines have been measured by chain
hence when this property is laid out by accurate
survey some owners Of lots will be unable to find
their property.
The Washington and Jackson-st. branches Of
the Powen-st cable line are being lad very rap
Idly. Work the dummy road TO Point Lobos
and Cliff House has been suspended. 10 IL now
stated that this was done by agreement with the
Southern Pacific Railway Company, who expect to
use this franchise for bringing passengers and
freight into the city at North Beach.
The counsel for Goldenson, who murdered the
little girl Mamie Kelly, tried shrewd device to
gain time this week but failed. Tho aihdavits
from Russia, which were relied on to bolster up
the claim Of insanity, have not arrived the
counsel declared nc had business in another court
while his associate was in the State Legislature.
The Judge formally decided that the must
proceed and assigned lawyers for the defence.
An exception was taken which viii probably fur
nish basis of appeal. The hooduin murderer
Is very defiant in court and has been guilty Of
insOlence TO the judge.
The attemIt to sell what is claimed TO be n
genuine Salvador Rosa resulted in a dismal fail
urc. The painting cost $4,000 in Rome, yet the
highest bid that could be got 81 ,025. Ii is
evident that others here besides a mining mil
lionaire object to second hand pictures.
Seaton Carr, the young Enelishnlan who ac-
eompanied Lieutenant Schwallla TO Mount st.
Ilias in Alaska, recently claimed before the
British Geographical Society that that mountain
was In English territory Professor Davidson.
who is the best authority on this subject the
coast, showed this week that there foun-
dalton for this claim. The ingenious Mr. Carr,
1t seems, has studied maps over fifty years Old,
end ON the strength Of these he wanted to add the
mountain 30 the British possessions.